Escambia County News

In a letter detailing its findings on Wednesday, the department said the Escambia County jail had systematic deficiencies.

Authorities say they have found the body of an 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing while vacationing in the Florida Panhandle.

Authorities are searching by land and sea for an 8-year-old Autistic boy who went missing while vacationing in the Florida Panhandle.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. Escambia County officials have enlisted the help of many organizations to help bring a 7-year-old Escambia County boy home.

The Pensacola area needs 500 to 600 acres of shovel-ready industrial parks within the next four years and a $15-million to $25-million Targeted Employment Education Endowment fund to improve workforce skills, especially for higher-wage jobs.

Deputies in Escambia County, Florida are working with the Coast Guard, trying to figure out what happened to a woman and a child who were found dead near NAS.

It is National Peace Officers Memorial Day and there will be a couple of ceremonies in our area to remember those who died in the line of duty.

The Florida Department of Health welcomes Dr. Kelli T. Wells, M.D., as the new Director of the Department of Health in Duval County.

Christopher A. Paris was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola after he was stabbed by his 13-year-old son during a fight with his wife, according to a Crestview Police press release.

As early voting in House District 2 wraps up and residents of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties gear up for Tuesday's GOP primary to replace the late Clay Ford, the candidate vying to become the Florida House's only black Republican says his campaign's internal polling has him leading by double digits.

Zachary Vance Greer, 22, was arrested in Milton about 7:30 p.m., according to Deputy Richard Aloy with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.

A 22-year-old Florida girl has been charged with homicide after a man's body was found stuffed in the trunk of a car outside a motel near Pensacola.

Rick Scott talked about recruiting jobs to the state and how companies often ask about the quality of a local school system.

Since we first posted on Thursday that Florida Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery in Pensacola would receive $20 million in state funding, we've added more information and have received more comments.

Five people are in Escambia County jail for allegedly running a meth lab in a Pensacola home with several children present.

Wetter days are ahead as we move into this weekend, so keep your umbrella close by.

Early voting for the Special Primary Election for the House District 2 seat begins this weekend.

Ed Gray was in the banking business, with several local banks, for many years. He served on the Gulf Breeze City Council for four years, then as mayor for eight years.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced $20 million in state funding for the Florida Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery in Escambia County as part of the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment project.

Four people were hospitalized and several others quarantined at a portable decontamination unit on Wednesday after a chemical released in the Escambia County Central Office Complex caused employees to complain of burning eyes and throat.